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Question

During her college days, Dr. Jane Smith obtained 5000 lb of fish liver to extract pure omega-3 fatty acid, an essential nutrient. Dr. Smith burned a 4.00 mg purified omega-3 fatty acid in oxygen. Later, she determined that it had produced 11.73 mg of CO_{2} and 4.80 mg of $$H_{2}O. $$Derive the empirical formula of omega-3 fatty acid.

Accepted Answer

$$C_{16}$H_{33}O$$

Answer

$$C_{20}$H_{25}O$$_{10}

Answer

$$C_{6}$H_{3}O$$_{2}

Answer

$$C_{12}$H_{18}O$$_{3}